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Where does “amen” come from?

amen (Italian) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

amen (Italian): amen; so be it; that's it; end of the story;...

Definitions

  1. amen; so be it; that's it; end of the story;...

Ancestry of “amen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
2Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
3HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...
Every word from Hebrew אמן →